Cake Recipes
Date Coffee Can Cakes
Ingredients
- 2 cups boiling water
- 1 stick (1/2 cup) butter
- 3 teaspoons baking soda
- 1 pound chopped dates or raisins
- 2 cups granulated sugar
- 4 cups all-purpose flour
- 3 eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 2 cups chopped nuts
Instructions
- Combine boiling water, butter, soda and dates or raisins. Let stand for 3 hours.
- Heat oven to 300 degrees F.
- Add remaining ingredients and mix well.
- Grease and flour 4 (1 pound) METAL coffee cans.
- Divide batter among four prepared cans.
- Bake for 1 hour.
Notes
These cakes can be frozen. Just leave in the can, remove and cut what you need and continue to store in can.